Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult

34 reviews

thresholdgirl's review

challenging dark emotional sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Sexual content

aimeal815's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I wouldn’t say I’m upset with this book, because I thought the story was really interesting, but I am definitely upset with aspects of it. I found it very difficult to read at times because I was having trouble sympathizing with a lot of the characters. It felt like some of the conflicts were very needless

such as the whole thing with Campbell and Julia

. I also found the ending incredibly upsetting. I know that that was the whole point, but it felt almost ridiculous.

It made me feel almost like I wasted my time following Anna’s whole story for it to just be thrown away at the end like that.

That being said, it was a very complex plot with a lot of complex characters, and I can appreciate that because that’s just how life is. It’s just that there were too many parts of it that I had trouble with in order to really love it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Alcoholism, Excrement, and Alcohol

thedandybrambler's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

A truly, truly beautiful book that I believe will stay with me for a very long while

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Drug use and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Car accident and Suicide attempt

nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, and Death

Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Vomit